Emagehtmai

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1. How much is a normal raise

   Emagehtmai replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

   My raise the last two years has been 1% each year. I did get a raise of roughly $1.20 when I went from Clin Nurse II to Clin Nurse III. But that'll be the only time that happens. In nursing, you have...

2. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

   Emagehtmai replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

   I've never heard that B and C nurses do better on the floor. What I have heard is that know-it-all types do worse on the floor when they realize that no, they DON'T know it all, compared to people who...

3. Confessions of a Hospital Administrator: I Feel Your Pain...Pill

   Emagehtmai replied to ServantLeader's topic in Emergency

   Makes me think of the patient I had recently who had been getting Dilaudid for "side pain" (actual admitting diagnosis was PNA/COPD exacerbation). CT, Xray, and Ultrasound were all negative. Physician...

4. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

   Emagehtmai replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

   It's the same at my facility - we have "Clin Nurse I/II/III", which determines your pay scale (new grads are I, RNs with 2-5 years experience are II, and over 5 yrs experience is clin nurse 3), and...